GEORGETOWN, Guyana , Dec. 19, CMC – Clifton Hicken was Thursday sworn in as Guyana’s Commissioner of Police, after acting in the role since 2022.
Hicken was confirmed in this position after taking the Oath of Office before the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Guyana, President Dr. Irfaan Ali.
Additionally, top Police officials Ravindradat Budhram, Wendell Blanhum, Errol Watts, and Fizul Karimbaksh were sworn in as Deputy Commissioners of Police.
Simon McBean, who is out of the jurisdiction, will be sworn in as Deputy Police Commissioner subsequently.
Members of the political opposition were among those who opposed Hicken’s substantive appointment. A legal challenge was brought by Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton but it was dismissed by Chief Justice (ag.) Roxane George SC.
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